Models of the Atom: a Historical Perspective John Dalton Early Greek Theories • 400 B.C. - Democritus thought matter could not be divided indefinitely. • This led to the idea of atoms in a void. fire Democritus • 1800 -Dalton proposed a modern atomic model based on experimentation not on pure reason. All matter is made of atoms. Atoms of an element are identical. Each element has different atoms. Atoms of different elements combine in constant ratios to form compounds. • Atoms are rearranged
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Democritus Democritus believed that there were four properties of atoms: Atoms are small hard particles‚ Made of a single material formed into different shapes and sizes‚ They are always moving‚ and they form different materials by joining together. In 425 BC‚ Democritus was suggesting ideas that were hundreds of years ahead of him. He suggested that everything was made up of atoms. He suggested that atoms were small hard particles‚ were a single material formed into different shapes and sizes
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2/14/11 - Casey Ward Turned in soft copy by deadlne The Two View of the Indians: Juan Gines de Sepulveda was a Spanish priest‚ theologian‚ and philosopher who wrote “A Second Democritus: on the just causes of the war with the Indians”. Sepulveda is most widely known for his involvement with Bartolome de la Casas in the debate at Valladolid in 1550 where he defended the position of the colonists by arguing that the Native Americans were barbaric‚ inferior‚ and incapable of self-governance. He
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Becoming a Greek philosopher I would never of thought that I was best known for my atomic theory of the universe‚ and leave a lasting impact on western civilization throughout my time. I was born in Abdera‚ Greece around the year 460 BC. My journeys led to far off places that include Egypt‚ where I learned geometry from the high priests‚ and also traveled throughout Persia and India. My literature extended over a period and produced over 65 works‚ including essays on mathematics‚ astronomy‚ music
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Objectives 1-Describe the periodic trend in atomic radius and relate it to atomic structure 2- Describe the periodic trend in electronegativity and relate it to atomic structure Did you know? There are atoms with no electronegativity because electro negativity refers to the attraction of atoms of electrons in a compound; elements that do not form are assigned no electronegativity values. Atomic Radius ≠ Ionization Energy As you move from left to right on the periodic table‚ the number of
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Progress of the Atomic structure Different theories about the atomic structure were introduced over time. These theories changed as a result of development of different experiments. Leucippus was the first to introduce the theory of atomism‚ however he didn’t write about his theories in detail. However‚ Democritus‚ his student wrote about the theory of atoms in detail. He theorised that everything was composed of atoms and that atoms are solid and indestructible. He also had a theory that there’s
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400 BC Democritus: He hypothesized that all matter (plus space and time) is composed of tiny indestructible units‚ called atoms. Democritus performed no experiments. 1 .All matter consists of invisible particles called atoms. 2. Atoms are indestructible. 3. Atoms are solid but invisible. 4. Atoms are homogenous. 5. Atoms differ in size‚ shape‚ mass‚ position‚ and arrangement. ->Solids are made of small‚ pointy atoms. ->Liquids are made of large‚ round atoms. ->Oils are made of very fine
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2012 Historical Development of Atomic Structure Over the many years of the world’s history‚ there have been numerous developments and discoveries pertaining to atomic structure. Each of these breakthroughs gradually led us—step by step—to a deeper understanding of what makes up each and every atom. Because of this‚ our perception of an atom’s structure today is vastly different from the first idea of an atom’s structure from many centuries ago. From Dalton’s theory that all atoms were spherical
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In 1939‚ a vision was put into motion with the creation of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was going to be the answer to the end of World War II and the final factor that would solidify the United States as a true superpower. With the creation of the atomic bomb‚ no one would stand in the way of the United States. The United States became the "New Rome‚" and with the power of the Atomic Bomb behind them‚ no other nation stood in their way. "My God‚ what have we done?" - Robert Lewis‚ the co-pilot
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first country to use an atomic bomb on another country‚ and the U.S. is still the only country to have ever used an atomic bomb. The U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan on August 6‚ 1945 and dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan on August 9‚ 1945. 70‚000 died instantly in Hiroshima and 80‚000 died instantly in Nagasaki. Even though the U.S. destroyed many Japanese lives the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was the right decision. However dropping the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki was
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